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The future of mega dive, with professor Cyril Bouquet

January 5, 2023 in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available

IMD Professor Cyril Bouquet discusses how the mega-dive approach will change, and the importance of investing in the future...

Futurity, continuity and perseverance: the key assets in surviving adversity

January 4, 2023 • by Alfredo De Massis, Ivan Miroshnychenko in Audio articles • 7 min read

A certain type of family firm showed resilience in the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic....

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The investor who believes in giving back to his homeland

January 3, 2023 in Audio articles • 9 min read • Podcast available

The Wallenberg sphere operates in about 180 countries and its holdings generate a total of $160bn of annual revenue. But Marcus Wallenberg, chairman of the family holding company, explains to Jean-François Manzoni...

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Tukule Founder Khadija Mohamed-Churchill offers advice for other impact entrepreneurs

December 29, 2022 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 1 min read • Podcast available

Tukule Founder & CEO Khadija Mohamed-Churchill reveals what motivates her and offers advice for other impact entrepreneurs...

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Hallelujah: this time the quest for purpose and meaning may be more than empty promises

December 29, 2022 • by Michael Skapinker in Audio articles • 10 min read

Michael Skapinker, who once shared the quiet pessimism of Leonard Cohen, explains why a new era of positive change may be upon us....

An exercise to test the flexibility of your strategy

December 29, 2022 • by Howard H. Yu in Brain Circuits • 2 min read

Adopting a strategy requires you to make bets about what will happen in the future. Do you have a plan for if you bet on the wrong thing?...

How working for the collective good helped bring a family closer together

December 28, 2022 • by Malgorzata Smulowitz, Peter Vogel in Audio articles • 9 min read

The Ahlström family in Finland recognizes that commercial success depends not only on generating profit but also on making a positive global impact on the lives of others, write Malgorzata Smulowitz and...

Why you should invest in rising stars as the economic outlook dims

December 27, 2022 • by Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg in Leadership • 7 min read

Many younger talents are unprepared for a protracted economic slowdown. Here are three ways to stop your rising stars from sinking and help sustain performance....

Four questions to evaluate your company’s wellbeing programs

December 27, 2022 • by Anand Narasimhan in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

The impact of wellbeing initiatives must be calibrated to ensure their relevance. These questions will help evaluate your program....

Breaking down the barriers to ecosystem collaboration

December 26, 2022 • by Louise Muhdi in Innovation • 5 min read

IMD Affiliate Professor of Innovation and Strategy Louise Muhdi examines the world of collaborative ecosystems and asks: When it comes to collaboration, does 1+1=3?...

Businesses will need to take rapid action on nature reporting following COP15 biodiversity agreement

December 23, 2022 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 7 min read

The global agreement on protecting nature and preventing biodiversity loss hammered out at the United Nations COP15 conference in Montreal will have significant implications for business, says Natalia Olynec....

How can leaders engender commitment by letting go of control?

December 23, 2022 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Brain Circuits • 3 min read

It can be uncomfortable to let go of control and hand over power, but it is a necessary step strong leaders must take....

Where does blockchain go from here?

December 22, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply chain • 5 min read

Implementation of blockchain in supply chain seems to have reached an impasse. What’s next for the technology born from the world of cryptocurrency?...

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Why training matters, with professor Cyril Bouquet

December 22, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available

In Episode 19 of ManagementCast, Cyril Bouquet discusses the importance of investing in executive development through times of financial hardship...

‘A revolution in productivity’: what ChatGPT could mean for business

December 21, 2022 • by Michael D. Watkins in Technology • 5 min read

The ground-breaking artificial intelligence chatbot looks set to commodify knowledge and transform leadership development, but companies need to be acutely aware of the risks...

The right way to fire people (without shattering your reputation)

December 21, 2022 • by Lars Häggström in Human Resources • 6 min read

Managers facing culls can learn from the botched sackings at Twitter and elsewhere, which can come back to haunt businesses...

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Khadija worked for a bank but now uses her skills to feed those in need

December 20, 2022 in CEO Dialogue Series • 10 min read

Building a social enterprise requires both a big heart and a clear strategic focus, says Khadija Mohamed-Churchill, founder and CEO of Kwanza Tukule. In an in-depth discussion with Jean-Francois Manzoni, she reveals...